This challenging worksheet has third graders applying shape hierarchy rules — the idea that a square is also a rectangle, and a rectangle is also a parallelogram. Multiple-choice items compare a heptagon to an octagon, identify perpendicular lines as the ones that form right angles, and ask which quadrilateral has 2 pairs of parallel sides but no right angles. Fill-in-the-blank questions cover the 1 pair of parallel sides in a trapezoid, irregular polygons, and why every square is also a rhombus.
This is the reasoning that sets kids up for formal classification work ahead.
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Attributes of Shapes
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Every square is also a:
A) Trapezoid
B) Triangle
C) Rectangle
D) Pentagon
2. Which polygon has more vertices than a heptagon?
A) Hexagon
B) Pentagon
C) Octagon
D) Quadrilateral
3. Which pair of lines forms a right angle where they meet?
A) Parallel lines
B) Curved lines
C) Perpendicular lines
D) Skew lines
4. A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides but no right angles could be a:
A) Rectangle
B) Square
C) Parallelogram
D) Trapezoid
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A trapezoid has exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.
2. A polygon where not all sides are equal is called an irregular polygon.
3. A hexagon has 3 more vertices than a triangle.
4. All squares are rhombuses because they have 4 equal sides.
5. Parallel sides in a shape go in the same direction and never meet.
Attributes of Shapes
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Every square is also a:
A) Trapezoid
B) Triangle
C) Rectangle
D) Pentagon
2. Which polygon has more vertices than a heptagon?
A) Hexagon
B) Pentagon
C) Octagon
D) Quadrilateral
3. Which pair of lines forms a right angle where they meet?
A) Parallel lines
B) Curved lines
C) Perpendicular lines
D) Skew lines
4. A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides but no right angles could be a:
A) Rectangle
B) Square
C) Parallelogram
D) Trapezoid
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A trapezoid has exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.
2) A polygon where not all sides are equal is called an irregular polygon.
3) A hexagon has 3 more vertices than a triangle.
4) All squares are rhombuses because they have 4 equal sides.
5) Parallel sides in a shape go in the same direction and never meet.
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